Galt Playnest

by Galt

Product Features

• Quality controlled to meet the highest standard
• Galt products are rigorously tested against toy safety regulations
• The fabric textures and sounds are there for the baby to explore
• For a baby's rest and play
• This is a fabric covered inflatable ring the ring supports baby during play

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 15.8 x 14.2 x 3.4 inches ; 3.5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B000296KW6
• UPC: 781968500046
• Item model number: 6850004
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,240 in Baby (See Top 100 in Baby)
  • #47 in Baby > Gear > Baby Gyms & Playmats
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)

Product Description

Color: Farm

From the Manufacturer

From a school book seller in 1836 to a brand leader of quality developmental and creative products for children in 2009, Galt maintains a brand heritage in the U.K. as illustrious as Elmer's in the U.S. Galt toys are designed to meet each stage of a child's development by encouraging learning through play. The award winning Soft Play range continues to expand, bolstered by the success of the innovative Playnest and Playnest & Gym. And the construction range of products features some classic favorites and some new, soon to be favorites. Galt products are rigorously tested against toy safety regulations and are quality controlled to meet the highest standard. Distributed in over 50 countries Galt is an excellent addition to Elmer's robust specialty toy offering. For children age 0 and up. For a baby's rest and play. This is a fabric covered inflatable ring. The ring supports baby during play. The fabric textures and sounds are there for the baby to explore. Soft safe and washable.

Product Description

The Galt Baby PlayNest in Farm Theme Includes:

From a school book seller in 1836 to a brand leader of quality developmental and creative products for children in 2009, Galt maintains a brand heritage in the U.K. as illustrious as Elmer's in the U.S. Galt toys are designed to meet each stage of a child's development by encouraging learning through play. The award winning Soft Play range continues to expand, bolstered by the success of the innovative Playnest and Playnest & Gym. And the construction range of products features some classic favorites and some new, soon to be favorites. Galt products are rigorously tested against toy safety regulations and are quality controlled to meet the highest standard. Distributed in over 50 countries Galt is an excellent addition to Elmer's robust specialty toy offering.
* Safe and machine washable

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent for supporting little backs from 3m+, used constantly at 14m, March 14, 2011

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Research Mommy - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Galt Playnest - Farm (Toy)

I bought this for my active, strong baby boy to use starting at 3 months once he started being able to strengthen his core sitting muscles towards sitting. It was definitely one of the best gear items/toys that I bought for him, it's been in the center of our living room since he was 3 months old (he's now 14 months). It has a lot of interesting, educational details in the Farm scene that runs along the circumference of the Nest, I'll details those below. It's had a number of different uses for us as he's physically matured since 3 months:

The Sits but Only With Assistance age: At 3 months, he was a bit hesitant of it at first, because he could only lounge in it, with the sides of the nest supporting his little back, but once he realized that he could use it to look out our patio door, it became a little station I could plunk him into while I supervised him closely, but from a few feet away (fold laundry, etc.). I believe it (in conjunction with his little infant seat) helped starting to strengthen his core sitting muscles.

The Sits with Assistance, but Almost Without age: He really grew into the nest at 4-4.5 months, because I could finally sit him in the nest, he could watch some Elmo and I could pop to the kitchen (or imagine, the bathroom) briefly and know that he was staying put. This was a great help all the way almost six months, when he started trying to crawl out, at which point I couldn't leave him even briefly, he knew how to time his escape attempts.

The Sits Independently age: I'd read him books in the Nest, and also he could lounge and drink his formula bottle in the Nest. The Nest is just a great place to hang out and play with toys or watch Elmo. Once he could crawl around, he'd crawl around outside the Nest and then crawl back in when he wanted to rest and cuddle.

The Walking/Running age: He started tipping the Nest up over his head and crawling around with it on his back with just his head sticking out, we'd call him our little Hermit Crab. He still does that today. Also, he flips it upside down and throws himself on it like it's a mini-bouncer, he does that all day every day. He's about 25.5 lbs. at 14 months, and it doesn't show any sign of being too small for him. When it is right-side-up, he throws himself backwards onto the bouncy edge of if and then falls into the center, it makes him laugh. In the evening, he cuddles into it with his blankie and drinks his bottle as we settle him down for bed. It definitely is one of this favorite toys, he's practically inseparable from it.

Farm scene Playability: The Farm scene is very colorful and the illustrations are highly engaging and excellent for teaching Baby about animals on the farm. I especially like how all of the animals and the two Farm people have big broad happy smiles. There are a total of 12 different types of animals, along with a Farmer Boy and a Farmer Girl. Also, there are five different textures on the surface of the Nest that I wanted to detail because they aren't described in the product description, and aren't that evident in the photo:
Sheep: Has a fuzzy plush texture, that resembles wool texture
Duck: Has a squeaky in his beak. The beak extends above the surface of the Nest so that you can grab (or bite) the beak and squeak it.
Bee: Has a crinkly shiny white bee wing (it's between the Horse and the Cow in the photo)
Pig Pen: Has a big crinkly 6" cloth flap which serves as the Pig Pen. You flip that flap, and there is a little piglet smiling out from the underside of the flap and then you can see that the Mommy Pig has two other little pigs nestled close to her.
Farmer Girl: Bucket being held by Farmer Girl has a softy smooth fabric surface.

Assembly: Very easy. As the directions state, you place the inner tube inside *first* and then inflate. I realize there was a reviewer who was stumped at this, but I think at this point, with so many reviews point out the process, it really isn't a tricky thing to do. I've inflated it by mouth a couple of times, it takes about 15 minutes or so. Using a hand pump makes it quite a bit easier.

Travel: We traveled with this toy, we took it with us when we relocated, and then back again when we came home. You deflate it by pinching the valve open, and then start rolling it up systematically to get all of the air out. Not tricky. Takes up hardly any space in your luggage.

Durability: One of the ways we play with this toy is that we sit the baby in the Nest, and then we hold the cloth handle on the side and pull him around our living room -- it makes him laugh. He now weighs around 25.5 lbs, and we haven't had any problems with ripping or tearing, or inner tube puncturing. Ditto for when it's flipped upside-down and he throws himself on it.

Product Comparison with Gyms similar to the Fisher-Price Rainforest Play Gym: We also had the Rainforest Play Gym, and I'd say this Nest has a completely different purpose than the Play Gym (which is excellent, by the way). The Play Gym is superb for the 1m - crawling age babies to practice looking at lights, kicking, batting little hanging toys etc. The Nest is for developing sitting muscles, and then providing support for reading books, drinking bottles etc. Whereas a Play Gyms playability is starting to wane at 5 months, the Nest is just taking off in terms of being fun for the sitting up, crawling, and later walking/running baby. In short, I'm saying that you can't choose *between* a Nest and a Play Gym, they have different developmental purposes, and I'd highly recommend getting both.

Storage: As a note, it has a cloth handle on the side, which could potentially be used to hang it up out of the way without needing to deflate it.

Overall, my little boy adores his cuddly safe Nest, *especially* now at 14 months. But it was definitely helpful even at 3-5 months for helping him develop his core sitting muscles. Excellent buy with lots of longevity, I would recommend it to anyone.

Edit 5/18/2011: My little boy is now 16m old and he's apparently done with the Nest, he hasn't noticed it in about a month, so it's going away. Still, it was a full year of fun... He's moved on to playing with his Rock Around which interestingly enough is just about exactly the same size in diameter, but is climbable, spinnable, and you can roll your cars around in it, so I guess it's the next product up for the active toddler....

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Life saver, July 31, 2007

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Kelly (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Galt Playnest - Farm (Toy)

I love the playnest! My daughter has hip problems and we could not put her in an exersaucer type activity center. This playnest was exactly what we needed! It's perfect for babies who aren't sitting up completely on their own but who are ready to move past lying on their back on a play mat. I can set her in it and she literally just hangs out, happy as a clam and I don't worry about her tipping over and bonking her head. Within a week it improved her 'sitting skills'. I don't understand what the other reviewer found hard about the assembly of this product. There are two pieces; the inner tube and the cover. You slide the empty inner tube into the cover and then you blow it up. Couldn't be easier.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the BEST toys I've gotten my little one., January 1, 2011

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AmyDiva "opusdiva" - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Galt Playnest - Farm (Toy)

I received an Amazon gift card for Christmas, and after browsing through the large array of baby items that are offered here.. I came across this little gem. It was on-sale at the time for only $19.99, and I decided to try it out. My little bean is almost 8 months old. He's curious. He's crawling. He's extremely active. And I was very interested to see how he'd respond to what basically boils down to a fabric-covered inner-tube.

WELL.

It is, without a doubt, one of the best purchases I've made for him thus far. He absolutely adores drinking his bottle in it (he lays on his back cushioned by the donut). He loves trying to get out of it. It gives him great exercise, because he pushes with his arms on the "pillowed" surface. Even when he does finally manage to work himself out, it's low enough to the ground that it isn't a danger to him. He literally will stay occupied and happy for nearly an hour in the thing!

Any baby --with proper supervision-- will go "ga-ga" over this toy! Even at full price, it is well worth your money!

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